---
title: Introduction
---

Glad you're here! This is about **bknd**, a feature-rich backend that is so lightweight it could
run on your toaster (probably).

<Note>
   The documentation is currently a work in progress and not complete. Updates will be made soon.
</Note>

## Quickstart
Enter the following command to spin up an instance:
<CodeGroup>
   ```bash npm
   npx bknd run
   ```

   ```bash bun
   bunx bknd run
   ```
</CodeGroup>
To learn more about the CLI, check out the [Using the CLI](/cli) guide.


## Start with a Framework/Runtime
Start by using the integration guide for these popular frameworks/runtimes. There will be more
in the future, so stay tuned!

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  />
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   <Card
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